read on american health care. if you go to our website, cnn.com/gps you find links to both articles. while there try our weekly quiz, the fareed challenge. it's a fun test how closely you're paying attention to the world. thanks to you for being part of this program, i'll see you all next week. next in the "cnn newsroom" possible evidence linked to a messing yale student who was supposed to get married today. and one should be enough. a republican congressman says he won't apologize again for his outburst during president obama's speech. and what was she saying? what was she thinking. a few choice rewords cost seren williams at the u.s. open.

you're in the "cnn newsroom." i'm fredricka whitfield. two words, "you lie" caught in washington politics. the man who yelled those words at president barack obama says he's not going to apologize to congress for his outburst. republican joe wilson of south carolina did apologize to the president at the urging of gop leaders on the telephone, but this morning he said no more. >> i am not going to apologize again. i apologized to the president on wednesday night. i was advised then that thank you, now let's get on to a civil discussion of the issues. but i've apologized one time. the apology was accepted by the president, by the vice president who i know, i am not apologizing again. >> many in congress say once is not enough and want wilson to apologize on the house floor. i talked with cnn senior congressional correspondent dana

bash over a possible house battle over wilson. >> he's insisting as he has today that he's not going the to apologize. what they can do is introduce a resolution essentially reprimanding him for his conduct. when you talk to democratic leaders and i have spoken to a couple of democratic leadership aides, what they insist is that this isn't about necessarily the words that he said or sort of the theme of what he was trying to get at but it is the conduct that is a problem. and then basically it's against the rules of the house to do things like that. in the past, it was just regular session, if it wasn't a joint session of congress and a member of congress would call somebody out as a liar, their words would have been stricken from the record. it would not be in the congressional record so they insist that's what's going on. however, as you know, fredricka, the other part obviously is politics. for the democrats, this issue,

actually, has not necessarily on policy but in terms of the approach to health care, done something they haven't had before, that is it has become sort of a uniting idea for them to be so angry at joe wilson for what he said and for the way he approached and addressed the president of the united states in that way. >> dana, interesting evolution in congressman wilson over the past few days. immediately he seemed contrite if not very embarrassed, talked about apologizing directly to the president via phone. now fast forward a few days. he apparently was leaving the stakeout position from one of the networks from the sunday talk shows and is signing autographs of that moment of that image of him yelling "you lie" to the president. >> isn't that telling. that says so much about what this incident means and kind of you know, the kind of life that it's taken on, particularly i talked about the democrats but the other side of this equation here obviously is republicans.

and he has become a folk hero of sorts. >> and cashing in now. not only was his opponent in south carolina, who wasn't necessarily in a position to defeat joe wilson, suddenly after that moment before the president he was in a position gaining a million dollars in contributions but congressman joe wilson now matching that with $1 million. so this is going to be an interesting midterm election. >> this is a pretty conservative state and pretty conservative district. unclear ultimately whether this will do anything to hurt joe wilson's chances given the fact that the democrat has raised money, especially since he really has gained this unbelievable notoriety. the reality is he has become almost sort of the poster child, the poster congressman for the kind of protests that we saw in washington out in the tea parties on saturday, and the kind of things that we heard all across the country in these town

hall meetings. he himself said today that he believes it was his own town hall moment. so i think that really sums up what we saw and why we are seeing the reaction that is the way it is, so strong on both sides of this issue. >> dana bash, thank you. much more on the fallout from wilson's comments coming up at 4:00 eastern time. political analyst and publisher of campaigns and elections politics magazine, jordan lieberman will join us live. despite loud opposition the president is pushing ahead with his health care initiative. elaine quijano is at the white house. the president was out yesterday in minneapolis selling health care reform. republicans just simply aren't buying it. what's the latest from the gop today? >> reporter: you're right, fredricka. republicans think the president is going too fast. they say americans continue to have real concerns about what the president is proposing. well, today gop senator orin

hatch weighed in, that republicans do think there is a way to put in place modest health care reforms and said, though, suggested, that what the president wants to do is not that. he said that the president wants to do away with the health care system as we know it. that was a notion that he blasted. take a listen. >> to throw all of this out, to throw the system that really works to a large degree out, that could be reformed without -- with modest reforms, in favor of a government plan that i continue think anybody who watch what is the federal government does, really believes in, i think is stupid. not only stupid, it's dangerous and harmful to the country. >> harsh comments there. the reality of the situation is president obama has said the opposite, that rather than doing away with this system, he wants to improve upon it. the president also outright rejects any notion that somehow

his ultimate intention is a government takeover entire will of the health care system. that being said there are still, as you know, some lingering questions very contentious issues yet to be worked out and concerns not just from republicans but fiscally conservative democrats as well over how exactly to pay for the president's $900 billion plan. >> we talk about contentious issues, are we talking about the public option? we third president reiterate he wants that to stay in a proposal. >> reporter: that's right. senior advisers today reiterated that, that's still very much on the table. reminder, this public option would be an option for a government-run care. but these advisers emphasize that this is just an option that health care reform itself, the entirety, doesn't hinge on the public option alone. listen to what robert gibbs told our john king on cnn's state of the union. >> i think what the president said is about democrats and republicans, to republican, we need to have the choice and

competition. two ideals that frankly they always fought for. and for our democratic friends, the public option is a means to an end but it is not all of health care. >> reporter: again, that really is echoing what the president himself said yesterday at that rally before some 15,000 enthusiastic supporters, really a campaign style rally at the target center in minneapolis. the president saying there before that crowd that he prefers a public option but again, making quite clear, fredricka, it's not the be all and end all in his view when it comes to health care reform. >> thank you so much. the president continues his push to pass health care reform he is focusing on the economy as well. and in a few minutes senior white house correspondent ed henry gives us a preview of what president obama has planned this week beginning as early as tomorrow. if there is one thing people at the u.s. open in new york can agree on is this -- the semifinal match between serena

williams and kim clijsters was a barn-burning moment but all anyone can talk about is how it actually ended. and one player's stunning comeback has been ellipsed by another's behavior. geico's been saving people money on car insurance for over 70 years. and who doesn't want value for their dollar? been true since the day i made my first dollar. where is that dollar? i got it out to show you... uhh... was it rather old and wrinkly? yeah, you saw it?

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the swine flu vaccine may be available sooner than expected. health secretary kathleen sebelius says the first round of shots cold be ready about a week ahead of schedule. >> we're on track to have an

ample supply rolling by the middle of october but we may have early vaccine as early as the first full week in october. we'll get the vaccine out the door as fast as it rolls out the production line. the earliest doses are probably going to be targeted to health care workers and high priority groups, but the one dose means that people will be able to have a robust response within about ten days of getting that first shot. that's incredibly helpful. >> health officials say swine flu spread to all 50 u.s. states, 11 states report widespread outbreaks. most of them are in the southeast portion of this country. swine flu fears have the french reconsidering traditional greeting kisses. jim bittermann reports from paris. >> reporter: it has not gone without notice that france is a land which puts a certain value on physical contact. hands get shaken, hands get kissed. business leaders kiss business leaders, politicians kiss

politicians. it is part of the social fabric here. woven in at the youngest age. pigs would fly, one observer said in effect, before the french could ever give up such social graces. but then, swine flu. from official publicity campaigns about the way the virus can multiply, to directives to avoid practically any close encounters of the corporal kind the country is put on alert as the flu season gets under way. in schools it's called the kissless return to class. teachers are telling the young charges that instead of doing "the beast" they should greet each other the way indians do in the movies. with the word how. or the french equivalent thereof. and save their displays of affection in kiss boxes. somewhat easier to sell to the really young than the older brothers and sisters. some things are selling, namely,

masks which in themselves would pretty well discourage any sort of kissing. and bottle after bottle offant septic hand wash. at a phone bank set up by the ministry of health they are getting 1,000 calls a day from people who want to know the symptoms and what to do when they have got them. for physical contact, their recommendations are clear. >> no shaking hands, no kissing. >> reporter: so, does this mean the flu will stop tradition cold? a french expert observes that her countrymen do not always do as they are told. >> so, if it's really important and if there are rules in the offices or if they -- they get very scared, they will. but otherwise they'll say -- >> reporter: there are definitely changes of behavior. one company issued an array of recommendations to combat the spread of the virus including one urging employees to remove their neck ties.

because, says a risk management director, they are the article of clothing least frequently washed. >> there was not reaction negative reaction. >> reporter: the tie thing, that's an easy one. most of us don't understand why we wear these things in the first place. but, if it's a choice between getting the flu and getting kissed, well, that's a much more difficult decision. especially when you remember this -- a kiss is no longer just a kiss. jim bittermann, cnn, paris. here at home, now in the case of a missing yale student, cnn has learned that bloody clothes have been found. susan candiotti joins us with the latest. you talked to officials moments ago, actually. what's being said? >> reporter: fred, a law enforcement source close to the investigation tells cnn that in fact bloody clothes were found hidden in the ceiling tiles of the medical research laboratory

that belongs to yale university. these were found yesterday. and the source that is close to the investigation tells us that these materials are being tested to see whether blood on them is linked or belongs to the graduate student annie le who has been missing since tuesday. you'll remember that she was last seen going into the medical research lab on tuesday. surveillance security cameras that belong to the university saw her going in but so far authorities have not been able to confirm that she left the building. so, they have been looking through blueprints, talking to a number of people that saw her inside but no one saw her leave. we also have some new information about what's happening with the case today. the fbi tells us that it is now searching a landfill that's located in hartford, connecticut. this is a landfill that normally receives trash from that yale

medical research lab. this, they said, this is a normal course, a routine matter that they would do in the course of any investigation because it's logical to follow where the trash goes that leaves that medical building where she was last seen. that's why they are searching the landfill. you'll recall, fred, that this young lady was scheduled to be married today. here in new york. but her family canceled the plans on friday. >> what do we know how her family is doing in this? >> reporter: we've been told by yale university officials that they want to maintain their privacy, that of course this is devastating information to them that they have not been able to locate their daughter. and so they have asked for their privacy and don't want to discuss it further on camera or in interviews at this time. we asked about the fiancee, he has not been available for comment. we asked authorities whether he is considered a person of interest. and we were told that they have no comment, that they have not

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now a quick update on some of the headlines. more talk about health care including a hint the white house may be downplaying its support for the public option. press secretary robert gibbs says the public option is a means to an end but quote not ault of health care. the family of an iraqi journalist is getting ready for a welcome home party. he threw his shoes at then president george w. bush at a news conference in december. he was originally sentenced to three years in prison but the sentence was reduced and his lawyer says he could be released as early as tomorrow. nobel peace price winner norman borlaug has died at the age of 95. he was considered the father of the green revolution. his agriculture research doubled food production in countries

like pakistan and india, sparing hundreds of millions from famine. serena williams is out of the u.s. open and the story of how it ended shocked tennis fans. williams' lost match point against kim clijsters on a second unsportsmanlike conduct call. williams screamed at the line judge who called a foot fault on her serve. for williams, the end it was pretty embarrassing to a difficult -- embarrassing end to a difficult match. she had already been penalized for smashing a tennis racket after losing the first set. the ending overshadowed pretty impressive tennis by kim kleister whose comeback has been the talk of the tournament. we'll have serena williams' explanation coming up in the next half hour. williams has her defender onsline and plenty of critics who didn't care for the

outburst. so we'd like to hear from you. you can join the conversation on my blog or on facebook at fredricka whitfield cnn. let's check in with our jacqui jeras, lots of severe weather in the form of too much rain that results in flooding. >> yeah. look at the pictures below there. this is from the austin area, salado. i hope i'm pronouncing that correctly. incredible amounts of rain, as much as 15 inches in a short period of time. a lot of the smaller creeks have gone out of their banks, numerous roads have been closed off. today it's starting to quiet down a little bit in the austin area, most of the rain is starting to further up to the north. but we have more flood issues, and this time we're focusi in o the dallas/ft. worth area. doppler radar is estimating about five inches of rain on the southern and western side of town. there have been at least three high water rescues reported.

just this morning alone. so, big warning, guys. don't drive through this. we tell you every time, you do anyway. you're going to get in trouble. lots of road closures including i-45 at simpson stuart because there is water over the road. we do have flash flood warnings which are in effect for dallas, for ellis and navaro counties, one to two inches of additional rain can be expected and you can see the flood watches from just south of oklahoma city stretching all the way down southeast of austin. also take note here into the louisiana area, we've got heavy rain going on there, too, all of that moisture kicking in from the gulf of mexico streaming into the area. a good two inches can be expected. we have flash flood warnings including you in orleans parish. use a lot of caution across this area for today. and that's going to be consistent throughout a good part of the afternoon, by the way, so you might want to go ahead and plan on staying home.

flooding in florida. this is the story here as well. that moisture coming in from the eastern gulf, the tampa bay area in particular. the manatee river has been coming out of its banks, you can see thunderstorms along the south side of the orlando area. so if you have plans for the theme parks you might be dodging showers and thunderstorms. out west you know, yesterday, mostly a dry day here across california. we had some lightning strikes that sparked between 15 and 20 new fires, most of them smaller grass fires. you can see as you look offshore we've got rain showers making their way in from the west, so we expect good rain to douse this area. don't really think it's going to get south toward the station fire but you'll get some fog and maybe a couple of sprinkles so that's some good news in that area. the big picture then for today, showing you the big focus across the gulf coast states looking for great sunshine across the upper midwest and the northeast. the northeast maybe a few travel delays tomorrow with a little wind and clouds. otherwise looking pretty good in the tropics are quiet as well.

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health care and the economy are both on president obama's agenda. the president travels to wall street tomorrow for what the white house calls a major speech on the financial crisis. cnn will cover that live. tuesday he'll speak at the afl-cio convention in pittsburgh and discuss the economy there as well. and he's expected to talk about health care reform. ed henry with us now. so ed, the president is going to be focusing on the economy come monday from wall street. and perhaps he gave us a bit of a prelude when he said this on wednesday. >> a full and vibrant recovery is still many months away.

but thanks to the bold and decisive action we've taken since january, i can stand here with confidence and say that we have pulled this economy back from the brink. >> ed, is this some of what we're going to hear on monday? or will there be more of a looking forward, this is what's next to reshape the economy? >> reporter: absolutely. that was a preview because president will hit that theme again and again, we pulled the the nation back from the brink. not just on monday but in the days ahead because number one, this is the lehman brothers anniversary, the major bankruptcy that really did put the nation's economy on the brink, and really turned this financial crisis into a wild fire. it's hard to believe that it was only one year ago because while the economy is not fully back, he's right, obviously, there is not a full recovery yet, clearly there has been sharp improvement. this white house is very nervous politically that with unemployment still rising, the american people are not feeling a recovery yet.

so he's trying to change expectations a bit and say give me more time, i inherited a mess, remember a year ago when lehman brothers went down. there was almost a great depression. i stopped that. give me more time to bring unemployment back, get people working. >> because this is the anniversary of the fall of lehman brothers might we hear more about regulation? >> reporter: yes. because it is astounding to me how, despite the fact it was only a year ago, there was all of this chaos on wall street, all of this talk from democrats and republicans about we got to crack down on wall street, we got to clean up this mess, this is what happens in washington a lot. once things calm down a little bit and the economy starts coming back and the crisis dissipates the talk of real reform, cracking down on wall streets starts disappearing. i was at a dinner with tim geithner. he was optimistic that this was going to get through congress, that this was the right plan. they did release a plan, it's gone nowhere on capitol hill.

with the big health care fight going on, a lot of people have forgotten and the clock is sort of ticking on getting wall street reform done by the end of the year because so much of the attention, so much of the energy has been really sucked up by health care. >> health care reform in the forefront for the president. he mentioned during his speech to the joint members of congress, he said i've got an open door, at the same time i don't want to hear nonsense so to speak, my words, not his. this week might he have appointments? might there be some of the conservative democrats or even republicans that have face time with him this week in respect to health care? >> reporter: absolutely. in 24 hours of the speech on health care reform high pressured setting, audience and speaking to the american people, not just the members of congress, within 24 hours the president had a group of moderate democratic senators over. he realizes that they basically hold the fate of his health reform plan in their hands. it's going to be up to the ben nelsons of nebraska, evan bayh, more so than the republicans.

the democrats have the votes to get this done if they want health reform. the president's problem has not been republican opposition, it's opposition in his party, not just the senate but the house. i anticipate there will be a lot more behindt scenes meetings where the work is going to get done. shifting from the speech to the reality of counting votes in the house and senate to get this done. >> ed henry, thanks so much. a battle between nato forces and taliban militants kill dozens of militants in western afghanistan. officials say yesterday's fight followed two deadly attacks on u.s. forces. cnn's atia is live in kabul. what are the details of the attacks? >> reporter: we do know is in eastern afghanistan two u.s. soldiers were killed by an improvised explosive device. in western afghanistan it was actually a complex attack,

basically an isap convoy was attacked by the taliban. that's when one vehicle hit an ied when they called for vehicle support the other vehicle then also hit a roadside bomb. that's when they called for air support. a show of force to scare off the taliban because they were receiving this fire by, rpgs and small arms. the taliban would not stop. after two show of force incidents they had to call in more air support to drop two bombs in the area that they were receiving the most fire. that is -- that was where they killed many taliban but they kept receiving fire. according to the afghan government, the convoy was surrounded by three sides by the taliban, the convoy was forced to go back to the base. this occurring on the same day that an afghan national police officer here in the capital of kabul shot at u.s. soldiers training otter afghan police

officers. the u.s. -- one u.s. soldier was wounded and his interpreter but they did fire back in the end killing one afghan police officer. >> thanks so much from kabul. israeli prime minister shimon peres met with george mitchell. hours after being discharged from a hot. doctors gave mr. perez a clean bill of health after he fainted on stage. a spokesperson clablamed it on schedule. there is urgency to israel resuming talks with the palestinians. serena williams usually punishes opponents. when a line judge faced her wrath it cost her a shot at the inning of the u.s. open. ♪ watching in slow motion ♪ as you turn to me and say

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a quick update of the top stories. the white house not letting up on the push for health care reform. press secretary robert gibbs says the public option is a means to an end but, quote, it's not all of health care. republican congressman joe wilson says there will be no additional apologies for his outburst during president

obama's speech last week. >> i am not going to apologize again. i apologized to the president on wednesday night. i was advised then that thank you, now let's get on to a civil discussion of the issues. but i've apologized one time. the apology was accepted by the president, by the vice president who i know. i am not apologizing again. >> four more u.s. soldiers have been killed in afghanistan this weekend. two were killed by a roadside bomb in the eastern part of the country, two more killed by gunfire in western afghanistan after striking a roadside bomb. one year ago today, hurricane ike struck galveston, texas, covering much of it with seven feet of water. cnn's betty nguyen was in texas when ike hit and went back to see how galveston is doing a year later. >> reporter: at 2:10 in the morning on september 13th, 2008,

hurricane ike roared into galveston leaving the island under water and in splinters. we're taking a look at the debris. the sun is starting to come up. >> the water line was up to here. >> peter, how are you. >> reporter: since ike galveston mayor has lost residents, funding and the city's only emergency room. but she has not lost her determination. mayor, it's been a year since hurricane ike. what's been the biggest challenge for you? >> i think the biggest challenge really has been getting our citizens back on the island and getting our businesses open. but i'm very proud to say that after a year, approximately 65% of our businesses are now open. certainly on the sea wall where we are, the strand, our downtown historic district is a little slower coming back. >> why is that? >> well, first of all, all of

the buildings are historic buildings, and that's a historic district so they have to be restored according -- not only to our code but also to the national historic codes. plus, most of them did not have flood insurance. >> reporter: money or the lack of it seems to be what's now standing in the way of galveston's recovery. thomas says it will take an estimate ed $3.2 billion. to date fema paid $68 million, hud, $269 million and thomas is counting on $28.5 million in stimulus. the island is coming back. >> our trauma center which was a level one center opened about two weeks ago. so we're very happy to have our emergency room back. it's important to know that our medical center and the houston medical centers, serve an entire region.

and also that our medical center here is the largest employer in the county. when it shut down, they were really in trouble. >> at some point you were having to send people who needed that emergency help to other hospitals. >> absolutely. we sent them, a lot of them to houston or somewhere between here and houston. and there was a layoff of about 2,500 people. they are rehiring now. we've got 300 beds open, and we're looking forward to opening another 300 beds in the next three years. >> reporter: planning for the future while familiar with the city's past. tom sass from one of galveston's oldest families, her grandfather also served as mayor. ironic because she's living proof history has a way of repeating itself. >> what's your hope for this city? >> first of all, that we don't have a storm right now. but we will. i always say it's not if, it's when. my hope is that we continue to

grow and recover and that we continue to be not only a destination for our tourists who love our beaches but certainly a destination for our medical complex and our research and the port of galveston continues to grow. it is growing and doing well. >> reporter: betty nguyen, cnn, galveston. tennis matches usually end on the court, not the sidelines. so, the crowd at the u.s. open was stunned when an outburst by serena williams cost her a chance to repeat as champion. the controversy is eefr shadowing the play of formerly retired kim clijsters. mark is in flushing meadows. good to see you. womens finals tonight. what happened last night is still overshadowing what is to happen tonight. right? >> reporter: it's interesting you put it overshadowing. we've had shadowy clouds and rain for a couple of days. that was the headline story here at the u.s. open, how play is

backed up and with the women's final sunday, now the men's on monday night. what broke out when a dry period appeared saturday night here at arthur ashe stadium none of us could have predicted. we knew it could be a high profile match between serena williams chasing her 12th grand slam title against kim clijsters who of course away from the game for two years, started a family, came back and has been absolutely brilliant. what happened, though, in the second set is something to be talked about a long time. serena williams serving to stay in the match called for a foot fault. she didn't like it. she went into the line person's face, allegedly used profanity. that led to a point penalty. the point penalty on that point, and ended the match. clijsters goes through to the finals. serena williams the defending champion is out. here's what serena said. >> all year i don't -- i've never been foot faulted.

suddenly in this tournament they keep calling foot faults. i'm not saying i don't, but like i don't know. you know, i'm not going to sit here and make an excuse if i foot fault i did. so it was what it was. that's basically all. i didn't threaten, i didn't say -- i don't remember anymore, to be honest. i was in the moment. everyone is fighting for every point. it was a crucial point. i try to be professional. i think kim played a wonderful match and i think i played good, too. i think i could have played better and i feel like i can go home and i can actually do better which i'm really excited about. there is someone out there that makes me want to go home and work out and go run and do better. and i can't wait to do that. >> reporter: kim clijsters clost in this, isn't she. she was completely stunned as all of us who were inside of arthur ashe stadium. kim said she didn't know what was happening after serena came

over and said, good luck. >> i remember just sitting there after the match and just sitting on my chair like like what happened out here tonight. so just unfortunate that a match that was -- which was a fun match i think for both of us, that it has to end like that. for me personally it doesn't take away how well that i played so i still have a good feeling about this match. >> reporter: so, the women's final is now set, fred, here at the u.s. open. it will be kim clijsters who wild card will go in as the favorite to be facing a 19-year-old who made her mark. by the way, if you see people coming out of arthur ashe stadium they have witnessed the first men's semifinal match. nadal is out. >> ouch. my gosh. that's a huge disappointment for so many fans. thanks so much, mark mckay.

many of you are writing to us online and you're not letting williams off the hook. robin writes this. yes, a degree of decorum is required especially when it is a professional of her stature. she is a respected leader in her sport and as such should always act appropriately while working. and dan houston agrees saying she was losing and she had been warned about slamming her racket on the ground and hitting the net post. she physically threatened the judge and did the not -- she did it, rather, at match point. she should hope that they don't suspend her and go after her with assault charges. she overreacted, he says, she owes the tennis world an apology. and kendra defends her saying they need to get off serena and see how many other tennis players have gone off on the judges and were not thrown out of the game. and reginald charles backs her up saying i think she should have been able to play but

fined. i have seen players do more than what she did and still play. we want to note that serena williams wasn't ejected for the outburst but it cost her match point. steven walker finds the whole thing fishy. the call was reviewed and found to be a bad call. made at crucial point to decide the match. things that make you go hmm. thanks so much for your comments on facebook as well as on my blog. if you need inspiration today, and who doesn't, you want to see this story about a woman who just won't give up. not when she lost her job, not when she lost her home. not when she was living in a walmart parking lot. r brand... of pain reliever. tylenol rapid release gels... release medicine fast. so you can stop headaches... and feel better fast. i've seen first hand how america's dependence on foreign oil threatens our national security. billions in oil profits finding their way

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perhaps you are in the market for a home and how would you like to live next to the president of the united states? you can if you can meet the price. take a look. this turn of the century house sits on an oversized lot next to president obama's chicago residence. but if you have to ask how much it's probably out of your price range. the listing agent is not naming a price but homes in the area usually go for 1 to $2.5 million. we're going to check in with

jacqui jeras for our final look at the weather. >> i think i couldn't afford that house. >> nice to look at. >> is it expensive because it's next door to him or the neighborhood? >> it's the neighborhood. >> okay. just checking. >> i'm sure you know, maybe there is a little extra perk in the price because it's next to the president. >> doesn't guarantee you'll be his best friend, right. chicago, great, by the way. beautiful weather there today. lots of sunshine. all the wet weather across parts of the south. really looking at the rain across florida, stretching over the dallas area, we're going to continue to have flood problems throughout the day today. it's going to start to lift out a little bit by tomorrow so watch for improvement. the big picture for the rest of your sunday and as we head into tomorrow, continued wet weather across the gulf coast. big story out west is a new cold front approaching bringing wet weather across dry areas, northern california as well as into oregon. southern california might get sprinkles, we don't expect to see a lot of heavy rain but we

have clouds in the area. that's causing delays. so if you try to get to san francisco, delays are over an hour right now, we expect that's going to persist for the next couple of hours. rainfall totals across parts of texas, really incredible. arlington, 8.5 inches, nearly eight in mcgregor. waco about 4.5. the four inches in dallas, we'll continue to follow this texas story. we'll have live pictures coming up in the 4:00 eastern hour at the "newsroom." >> we'll look for that. thanks so much, jacqui. much more straight ahead in the 4:00 eastern hour. more fallout from congress wilson's outburst. wilson said today he will not apologize. we'll hear live from a political analyst and publisher of campaigns and elections politics magazine, jordan lieberman right here in the "newsroom" on what might be next in the midterm elections. until then "your $$$$$" starts right now.